Like Dolcetto, Barbera has it tough coming from the same region as the world class Nebbiolos of Barolo and Barbaresco. Luckily, also like Dolcetto, Barbera offers a value alternative to…
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Clos Rocailleux, Far From The Eye, Gaillac 2015
The rare local variety Len de l'EI ('far from the eye' in the local dialect) is grown on limestone and clay soils at 300 metres above sea level...
Eschenhof Holzer, Zweigelt, Wagram 2015
The fruity characteristics of this grape variety are emphasised by fermenting unusually cold (22-26°C) and slow...
Exton Park, Pinot Meunier Rosé, Hampshire NV
A lovely example of a Champagne-style sparkling rosé, made solely from Pinot Meunier grown on the South Downs. There is a richness on the nose, with scents of strawberry, peach…
Bodegas Epifanio Rivera, Erial Tradicion Familia, Ribera del Duero 2013
The Erial Tradicion Familia uses 80 year old vines to perfection, producing a full and concentrated fruit profile...
Franco Mondo, Di Vino, Monferrato Rosso, Piedmont 2013
A blend of 70% Barbera and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, some of which is dried using the appassimento technique to concentrate the flavours and sugars...
Clos Rocailleux, Réserve Rouge, Gaillac 2012
Clos Rocailleux is a tiny winery in Andillac, where English husband and wife team Jack and Margaret Reckitt live surrounded by their vines...
Eschenhof Holzer, Wagram Grüner Veltliner, Wagram 2015
Winemaker Arnold Holzer and his brother Mathias are the fourth generation of this family owned winery...
Domaine des Maillettes, En Pommard, St-Veran, Burgundy 2014
A refined example of St-Veran, aged on the lees for 6 months to develop some intriguing flavours on the palate...
Bodegas Arribes del Duero, Arribes de Vettonia Juan García Crianza, Arribes 2012
Juan Garcia is a rare grape native to Arribes del Duero. It gives this Crianza rich aromas on the nose of cherries, raspberries and strawberries...
Amalia, Coste di Monforte, Barolo, Piedmont 2011
Founded in 2003, Amalia have produced a lovely Barolo made from two small vineyard sites; one hectare in Le Coste and two hectares in Bussia...
Clos Floridene, Graves Blanc, Bordeaux 2013
Clos Floridene is a classic dry white Bordeaux from the portfolio of the late Denis Dubourdieu. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle produces this phenomenal mix of concentrated…
Fattoria Casaloste, Chianti Classico, Tuscany 2011
Vines and olives co-exist at Fattoria Casaloste. The organically certified vineyards have produced a really fruity and intense Chianti Classico with an impressively long finish...
Domaine Flache-Sornay, Morgon, Beaujolais, Burgundy 2013
This rustic Morgon from Domaine Flache-Sornay spends a long time on the skins before being matured for 10 months...
Spagnol, Col del Sas, Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry Valdobbiadene, Veneto NV
This traditional extra dry style of Spagnol's Col del Sas (named after the hillside the family reside on in Valdobbiadene) has a residual sugar of 14 grams per litre...
Bastia Rebuli, Capo degli Onesti, Colfondo Prosecco Frizzante, Veneto 2015
Colfondo means 'wine with sedminent', a traditional style of Prosecco that avoids filtration and fining, with in-bottle fermentation and storage on its lees...
Boas Quintas, Opta Tinto, Dão 2012
The poor granite and sand soils in this region of Portugal make the vines work extra hard, producing lower yields as a consequence that helps maintain a degree of concentration…
Château Combel-la-Serre, Le Pur Fruit du Causse, Cahors 2014
The Ilbert family has been farming vines in Cahors since 1901. Their 26 hectares of vines are planted on La Causse, an old Occitan word for the limestone plateau found…